Ryan Callahan, Chris Drury, Erik Christensen, Jody Shelley missed practice today, but Coach John Tortorella said all would play tomorrow night as the Rangers begin the home-and-home with Philadelphia that will determine their eligibility for a fifth consecutive post-season berth.

If the Rangers win both games, one of them in regulation, they qualify for the playoffs. One Rangers point tonight, while it would put the Flyers in, would still keep the Rangers alive against Boston for the final spot, but the Bruins have an extra game over the weekend, leaving probability on their side.

So likely this is it for a Ranger team that has needed a 6-1-1 surge to produce this opportunity that Tortorella said they should enjoy.

“They have been loose and I use that term loosely I guess,” he said. “They have stayed within themselves, haven’t been uptight about it and there’s no sense to being uptight even now.

“As you take the next step, you don’t change the outlook, you just go out and play. There’s no big picture here, I think that changes the mindset of the player and we need to not change that mindset.

“It’s an opportunity, we should have some fun with it because they deserve it. It’s been a long seasons of ups and down, but we’re still there.”

The Flyers, who have stopped a freefall with two consecutive wins, one against a surging Detroit team, may get leading goal scorer Jeff Carter (broken foot) back tomorrow night. He skated today and will make a decision at the morning skate.